Articles by Staff Writer Jake Bittle
Jake Bittle is a staff writer at Grist who covers climate impacts and adaptation. His book about climate migration, "The Great Displacement," is published by Simon & Schuster.
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![President-elect of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum stands at a podium during a press conference at the Palacio Nacional in Mexico City on June 10, 2024.]()
![President-elect of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum stands at a podium during a press conference at the Palacio Nacional in Mexico City on June 10, 2024.]()
Can Claudia Sheinbaum solve Mexico’s water crisis?
The country’s incoming president made water her “main concern” when she was mayor of Mexico City.
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![The cover of The Great River, a new book by journalist Boyce Upholt about the Mississippi River, and a photograph of the author.]()
![The cover of The Great River, a new book by journalist Boyce Upholt about the Mississippi River, and a photograph of the author.]()
Downstream effects: The cautionary tale of the Mississippi River
A new book tells the modern history of the "Big Muddy" as a tragedy wrought by colonial hubris.
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![Cars get stuck in a traffic jam on a Brooklyn highway as they head toward Manhattan. New York's governor Kathy Hochul scrapped a program to charge drivers a fee for entering downtown Manhattan.]()
![Cars get stuck in a traffic jam on a Brooklyn highway as they head toward Manhattan. New York's governor Kathy Hochul scrapped a program to charge drivers a fee for entering downtown Manhattan.]()
Caving on climate: Kathy Hochul axes congestion pricing in New York
The state’s Democratic governor is sacrificing a landmark climate policy to score political points.
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![Construction crews restore a beach in Daytona Beach Shores, Florida, following erosion from Hurricanes Ian and Nicole.]()
![Construction crews restore a beach in Daytona Beach Shores, Florida, following erosion from Hurricanes Ian and Nicole.]()
The homeowner mutiny leaving Florida cities defenseless against hurricanes
The government is refusing to restore eroded beaches in coastal Florida counties unless homeowners agree to one condition: public access.
